U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ESTABLISHMENT
Pursuant to the President’s Memorandum on Improving Spectrum
Management for the 21st Century, dated November 29, 2004, under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and consistent with the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, 47
U.S.C.
§ 904(b), the
Secretary of Commerce hereby establishes the Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee (Committee).
Objectives AND
DUTIES
1.
The Committee will
provide advice and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information on a broad range of issues regarding spectrum
policy and on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management to enable
timely implementation of evolving spectrum-dependent technologies and services
to benefit the public.
2.
The Committee,
through a balanced membership, will provide non-federal government and private
sector input, on U.S. spectrum management policy. The Committee serves to facilitate increased understanding among
all spectrum users about their respective interests. The Committee will provide advice to the Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information leading to spectrum management policies that
enable the United States to maintain its global leadership role in
communications technology and services.
3.
The Committee’s
focus may include, but is not limited to:
expediting the introduction of wireless broadband services; addressing
governmental and commercial concerns regarding public safety spectrum
management issues; facilitating the rapid conclusion of the digital television
transition; assisting in efforts to encourage the establishment of long-range
spectrum planning processes; identifying international opportunities to advance
U.S. economic interests; gathering input on the latest technology and market
trends; examining the latest radio-frequency research and development outputs;
and evaluating the value of spectrum to the public and private sectors.
4.
The Committee will
act as a liaison between the stakeholders represented by the membership and the
federal government. It may also provide
a forum for stakeholders representing respective current and emerging issues in
spectrum management, spectrum policy, reform and technology.
5.
The Committee will
recommend approaches and strategies to ensure that the United States remains a
leader in the introduction of new wireless technologies, while at the same time
providing for the expansion of existing technologies and ensuring that the
country’s homeland security, national defense, and other critical government
needs are satisfied.
6.
The Committee will
provide advice and recommendations only and will comply fully with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
MEMBERS AND
CHAIRPERSON
1.
The Committee will
have no fewer than five (5) members and no more than twenty (20) members. The Committee will be fairly balanced in
terms of the points of view represented by stakeholders and the functions to be
performed. It will reflect a balanced
cross-section of stakeholder interests in spectrum management and policy
reform, including non-federal governmental users, state, regional, and local
sectors, technology developers, and manufacturers, academia, consumer groups,
and service providers with customers in both domestic and international
markets.
2.
The Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information will appoint a chairperson for the
Committee from among the members appointed by the Secretary. The Chair will serve at the pleasure of the
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
3.
Members will be
appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the Secretary of Commerce.
4.
Members will be
selected on a clear, standardized basis, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidance.
5.
Members will be
appointed for a two-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms.
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
1. The Committee will report to the Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
2. It is anticipated that the Committee will meet as often as necessary,
but not less than twice a year.
3. The Assistant Secretary will designate an employee of NTIA to serve as
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Committee. NTIA staff will support the Committee's
activities.
4. Members of the Committee are special government employees (SGEs)
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
202.
5. Members will not require security clearances.
6. Members will serve without compensation and NTIA will not reimburse for
travel or per diem, but will use telecommunications services to the maximum
extent possible to facilitate the work of the advisory committee and minimize
the costs of participation.
7. The estimated annual operating costs associated with supporting the
Committee’s functions are $25,000 per year, including all direct and indirect
expenses. It is estimated that .75 FTE
will be required to support the Committee and its subgroups.
8. The Committee may create, with the concurrence of the Secretary, and in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Department of Commerce Committee
Management Handbook (“Handbook”), such subcommittees, working groups, standing committees,
ad hoc groups, task groups or other subgroups as it considers necessary for the
performance of its functions. In
addition, the Department and the Committee will establish such operating
procedures as required to support the group, consistent with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and the Handbook.
DURATION
This charter shall
terminate two years from the date of the filing of this charter with the
appropriate U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Oversight Committees
unless earlier terminated or renewed by proper authority.
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Chief
Financial Officer and Date
Assistant Secretary for Administration